GWT plan contemporary ‘fisherman’s cottage’ for Moray coast
November 10 2010
Occupying a parcel of land next to the existing Spey Side Walk the clients requested a design which maintained privacy but which maximised uninterrupted views across the Moray Firth to Lossiemouth. This is to be achieved via a feature corner window which frames the view from the primary living space.
An existing fisherman’s cottage, which has been determined to be unusable, will be demolished to make way for a contemporary design which reinterprets the traditional fishing house vernacular by drawing reference from the coloured fisher houses along the Moray Coast. Evoking a time when fishermen would paint the outside of their houses the same colour as their fisher boats.
External blockwork will be finished in smooth coat render painted dark grey/black with larch timber cladding and locally sourced slate for the roof.
Budget concerns and spatial needs dictated demolition of the existing cottage
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10 Comments
#1 Posted by wang on 10 Nov 2010 at 16:51 PM
erm......is this news of any kind? someone might submit a planning application somewhere for a standard looking house that could be built anywhere but happens to be knocking an old stone cottage down?!
#2 Posted by fan on 10 Nov 2010 at 16:55 PM
That design is a pile of garbage.
#3 Posted by Hugh Macpherson on 10 Nov 2010 at 19:01 PM
dear wang - i completely agree.... "is to submit...", may go to visit his mother....
#4 Posted by Colin on 10 Nov 2010 at 19:52 PM
I think it looks good ... I visited buckie last summer and the design is a lot more appealing than the amount of mass produced developer houses that is constantly being built.
#5 Posted by SAndals on 11 Nov 2010 at 11:17 AM
What's with all the news bashing recently?
You are a bunch of ungrateful moaners.
Sure, some stories are more newsworthy than others but I find this site helpful in keeping me up to date with developments of all types and sizes throughout the country.
As for the design; it's all subjective - garbage it is not IMHO. It may not be the most original design, but I agree with Colin - at least the client/GWT are trying to play with the traditional house form instead of resorting to the ubiquitous kit house. They should be supported.
You are a bunch of ungrateful moaners.
Sure, some stories are more newsworthy than others but I find this site helpful in keeping me up to date with developments of all types and sizes throughout the country.
As for the design; it's all subjective - garbage it is not IMHO. It may not be the most original design, but I agree with Colin - at least the client/GWT are trying to play with the traditional house form instead of resorting to the ubiquitous kit house. They should be supported.
#6 Posted by wang on 11 Nov 2010 at 11:28 AM
Fair enough if this had been given planning permission, but the story is that they might submit an application for it - there is no detail of the building at all, to me it looks the same style as those at the highland expo, which were designed as generic housetypes, here we have a very special site that a standard housetype is being put on, i read architecture sites and blogs to see projects that are a step above a standard housetype that has no relation to the site, apart from a corner window!! - moreover this house is demolishing a historic cottage to make way for it, the cottage pictured is a small single storey stone house, it is being replaced by a two storey rendered house which has an entirely different relationship with the context, I would be very interested to see the design development of this reinterpreting the traditional fishing house vernacular, or have those buzz words been attached to the application to convince the planners about how amazing this house is?!
#7 Posted by GWT on 11 Nov 2010 at 11:48 AM
The clients would have liked to have kept the original bothy but due to the amount of work required but underpinning and not to mention having to rebuild the rear and side elevations it just does not make the project financially viable.
The house has infact actually been 'submitted' for planning ... so wang ... just calm down.
The design was restrictive to being a longhouse due to land ownership at the front ... with less than a meter in-front of the face of the existing bothy. Obviously the clients was not wanting to build any closer to the sea.
The house has infact actually been 'submitted' for planning ... so wang ... just calm down.
The design was restrictive to being a longhouse due to land ownership at the front ... with less than a meter in-front of the face of the existing bothy. Obviously the clients was not wanting to build any closer to the sea.
#8 Posted by wang on 11 Nov 2010 at 12:40 PM
it's ok i'm calm, well done on getting the planning application in, the article did promise it would be in later this week, great reporting there...
i understand that the cheaper option is to knock down the existing bothy and replace it with a new building, but thanks for pointing that out.
I also enjoyed reading the points about how this house has reinterpreted a traditional fishing house and responds to it's context so well.
My point was that this type of thing happens often, knock down a stone cottage, build a new timber frame house with white render and a bit of wood, call it vernacular and bobs your uncle - i just don't see it's place in a publication offering architectural news.
i understand that the cheaper option is to knock down the existing bothy and replace it with a new building, but thanks for pointing that out.
I also enjoyed reading the points about how this house has reinterpreted a traditional fishing house and responds to it's context so well.
My point was that this type of thing happens often, knock down a stone cottage, build a new timber frame house with white render and a bit of wood, call it vernacular and bobs your uncle - i just don't see it's place in a publication offering architectural news.
#9 Posted by Rob on 15 Nov 2010 at 15:05 PM
Could be worse, could be better. Great news piece anyway. I'm looking forward to the follow up story once the building warrant has been submitted...
#10 Posted by alastair rennie on 1 Aug 2012 at 15:22 PM
I happen to know the previous design for this site was so over designed the client could not afford it - lets applaud a design that the client can afford and is passive - good architecture is more than fancy shapes and glass that no one can afford to build - something many designers fail to grasp isn an earnest desire to win awards at the clients expense
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